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Early GOP debate takeaways: No breakout undercard performers
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Early GOP debate takeaways: No breakout undercard performers

October 28, 2015

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham, take the stage during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado on Wednesday…

Astronaut takes spacewalk right before setting U.S. record
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Astronaut takes spacewalk right before setting U.S. record

October 28, 2015

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren performs maintenance outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Lindgren and fellow astronaut Scott Kelly’s to-do list included greasing the station’s big robot arm, routing cables, removing insulation…

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October 27, 2015

WASHINGTON – House Republicans embraced a new leader Wednesday and swiftly consented to a major budget-and-debt deal to avert a federal financial crisis, highlights of a day of dramatic fresh…

Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP’s 2 tracks
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Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP’s 2 tracks

October 27, 2015

Donald Trump, right, checks the time with Jeb Bush during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado on Wednesday in Boulder.Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press Insurgent outsiders Donald…

Defense chief: U.S. may step up actions against IS
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Defense chief: U.S. may step up actions against IS

October 27, 2015

Carter The U.S. has done special operations raids in Syria and participated in a ground operation to rescue hostages last week in northern Iraq that resulted in the first U.S.…

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October 27, 2015

NEW YORK – Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. The deal combines the…

China warns U.S. after ‘provocation’ by Navy
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China warns U.S. after ‘provocation’ by Navy

October 27, 2015

State Department official said Tuesday the USS Lassen’s passage near one of the artificial islands China has built in the South China Sea “should not be construed as a threat…

Uncertainty looms for exchange
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Uncertainty looms for exchange

October 27, 2015

Michelle Decker, left, an employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state’s health-care exchange, explains options to a client in Denver. A panel of Colorado lawmakers questioned the financial viability…

Poll: Use default, shutdown threats to cut spending
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Poll: Use default, shutdown threats to cut spending

October 27, 2015

A majority of Americans think government spending cuts are so important that it would be worth a government shutdown to achieve them, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated…

U.S. officials: Iran invited to next round of Syria talks
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U.S. officials: Iran invited to next round of Syria talks

October 27, 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to senior adviser John Kirby during a press conference following a day of meetings in Vienna, Austria, Friday.Carlo Allegri/Associated Press Iran has yet…

Over 260 dead as earthquake strikes Asia
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Over 260 dead as earthquake strikes Asia

October 25, 2015

Afghanistan officials don’t expect to be able to reach remote areas affected by a large earthquake that hit the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday, killing hundreds. Some victims…

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October 25, 2015

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is preparing to sail a warship near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea in a long-anticipated challenge to what it considers…

U.S. thought Taliban had hospital
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U.S. thought Taliban had hospital

October 25, 2015

New evidence suggests a Green Beret officer discussed a Doctors without Borders trauma center with the organization’s country director a day before U.S. units called in an airstrike on the…

GOP candidates struggling to get Hispanic support
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GOP candidates struggling to get Hispanic support

October 25, 2015

Trump The survey finds many of the Republican candidates running for president would probably struggle to win significant support among Hispanics in a general election. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio…

Can Volkswagen insiders clean it up?
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Can Volkswagen insiders clean it up?

October 25, 2015

Determining just who should lead Volkswagen as it attempts to deal with its diesel-emissions scandal is hotly debated in Germany.Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP Others, however, argue the company is…

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October 25, 2015

WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden says he decided against running for president because he “couldn’t win,” not because he would have had too little time to get a campaign…

Hurricane passes through Texas without incident
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Hurricane passes through Texas without incident

October 25, 2015

J.B. Neckar, right, and his brother Johnny Neckar, left, paddle their mother Gelene Neckar, center, from her flooded home near Downsville, Texas. Heavy rains have forced parts of the Brazos…

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October 24, 2015

WASHINGTON – The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated to the top job this coming week. The Wisconsin Republican,…